Nashville’s Shea Weber a “finalist” in THN’s Norris voting…

In one of the most unexpected tips of the hat from the national media, Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber has been named a “finalist” in The Hockey News’s Norris Trophy voting. The Norris is given to the league’s best defenseman each year.

We’ve heard Head Coach Barry Trotz’s name as a possible Jack Adams finalist and goaltender Pekka Rinne‘s name mentioned in the Vezina Trophy conversation but should we now think that Weber is going to get Norris consideration as well?

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I’d personally rank them (with maybe a little bit of Nashville bias): Lidstrom, Weber, Yandle. Weber has been in beast mode in 2011.

Weber’s performance as captain this year really makes me wish that Trotz had given it to him last year – Arnott (one of the laziest, least energetic players on the ice) always made me scratch my head a little wearing the C.

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